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YHWHיְהוָהhas rememberedזְכָרָus;נוּhe will bless;יְבָרֵךְhe will blessיְבָרֵךְthe houseבֵּיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵלhe will blessיְבָרֵךְthe houseבֵּיתof Aaron;אַהֲרֹן
Psalms 115:12
Study it in the app“YHWH has remembered us; he will bless; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 115:12, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has rememberedזְכָרָzechara
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zechara” appears- he will blessיְבָרֵךְyevarech
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarech” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears
The context
11You who fear YHWH, trust in YHWH; their help and their shield is he.
12 · This verse (above)
13he will bless those who fear YHWH, the small with the great.